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The Clody's One Eye Golf Scramble Event Benefits the Pediatric Ophthalmology at Riley Hospital
The Terry Clodfelter Story
“One-Eye” Golf Event Benefits Pediatric Ophthalmology at Riley Hospital
A group of golfers teasing their “one-eyed” friend about his golf game has lead to more than $100,000 for the Pediatric
Ophthalmology section at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the last twelve years, Clody’s One Eye Golf
Scramble, a unique, charitable golf game held at the Old Hickory Golf Course in Greencastle, Indiana, has provided the funds to
support eye care for children at Riley and around the world.
The game came about in 1992 when Mr. Terry Clodfelter, who lost the sight in one eye when he was a teenager, got tired of his
friends teasing him about his golf game. “If you think it’s so easy to golf with one eye, why don’t you try it,” he told them. So, playing
with bandanas over one eye, the group threw money in a hat, and his golfing buddies found out what it was like to golf with a real
handicap. Thus was born Clody’s One Eye Golf.
Clodfelter lost the sight in one of his eyes when he was 13 years old. While helping cut down a thorn tree in the spring, one of the
thorns went into his eye. That resulted in a cataract and by the fall his vision was blurry. He went to Riley for treatment and underwent
the then-new laser technique. His eyesight continued to deteriorate, however, leaving him without vision in the injured eye.
After the first tournament in 1992 the group continued to play for four years following that same format. But in 1996 with seven or
eight teams signed up, the group decided to make a difference for children with vision problems. They raised $440 that year.
By 1999 the tournament had raised more than $12,000 for children's eye care at Riley Hospital for Children. In fact, the donations
have led to the Clody's One Eye Golf Scramble Digital Diagnosis and Consultation Laboratory at Riley.
Clody's One Eye group has affiliated with Eugene M. Helveston, M.D., the Riley ophthalmologist and faculty member of the IU
Department of Ophthalmology who had treated Terry Clodfelter at the time of the original eye injury years ago. Since then, the group
has raised more that $100,000 for “local children to receive surgical care at Riley Hospital, for the purchase of advanced diagnostic
and therapeutic equipment for the Riley clinic, and for the diagnosis and treatment of children with eye diseases throughout the world.”
The event itself has grown considerably. Clody’s One Eye Golf is now a major September event at the Old Hickory Golf Course.
Forty-five teams are fielded with all proceeds going to Riley's. An auxiliary unit, called Clody’s Hole Patrol, which consists of wives,
friends, and volunteers, watches for “cheaters,” sells raffle tickets, and passes out tee-shirts. A core committee arranges for prizes,
food, donations, hole sponsors, and, of course, the patches to cover the golfers’ eyes!
“Over the last 12-13 years, it has been tough, but with the continuing help of the community, we have succeeded,” noted Mr.
Clodfelter. “The whole tournament has become a great success, with the dedication and hard work of our committee. Without the help
of Dr. Helveston, Dr. Plager, Dr. Daniel Neely, and the right hands of [pediatric ophthalmology administrative assistants] Sue Dybwad
and Linda Smallwood, though, this event probably wouldn’t have been possible. I am deeply appreciative of their encouragement and
continued support.”
The 2009 event will be on Saturday, September 12, 2008. Additional information about Clody’s One Eye Golf Scramble can be
obtained by contacting Terry Clodfelter at 1-765-653-9322 or Tony Sparks at 1-765-653-7867 or by viewing the website at
http://www.clodysoneeyegolf.com/contactus.html
The Terry Clodfelter Story
“One-Eye” Golf Event Benefits Pediatric Ophthalmology at Riley Hospital
A group of golfers teasing their “one-eyed” friend about his golf game has lead to more than $100,000 for the Pediatric
Ophthalmology section at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over the last twelve years, Clody’s One Eye Golf
Scramble, a unique, charitable golf game held at the Old Hickory Golf Course in Greencastle, Indiana, has provided the funds to
support eye care for children at Riley and around the world.
The game came about in 1992 when Mr. Terry Clodfelter, who lost the sight in one eye when he was a teenager, got tired of his
friends teasing him about his golf game. “If you think it’s so easy to golf with one eye, why don’t you try it,” he told them. So, playing
with bandanas over one eye, the group threw money in a hat, and his golfing buddies found out what it was like to golf with a real
handicap. Thus was born Clody’s One Eye Golf.
Clodfelter lost the sight in one of his eyes when he was 13 years old. While helping cut down a thorn tree in the spring, one of the
thorns went into his eye. That resulted in a cataract and by the fall his vision was blurry. He went to Riley for treatment and underwent
the then-new laser technique. His eyesight continued to deteriorate, however, leaving him without vision in the injured eye.
After the first tournament in 1992 the group continued to play for four years following that same format. But in 1996 with seven or
eight teams signed up, the group decided to make a difference for children with vision problems. They raised $440 that year.
By 1999 the tournament had raised more than $12,000 for children's eye care at Riley Hospital for Children. In fact, the donations
have led to the Clody's One Eye Golf Scramble Digital Diagnosis and Consultation Laboratory at Riley.
Clody's One Eye group has affiliated with Eugene M. Helveston, M.D., the Riley ophthalmologist and faculty member of the IU
Department of Ophthalmology who had treated Terry Clodfelter at the time of the original eye injury years ago. Since then, the group
has raised more that $100,000 for “local children to receive surgical care at Riley Hospital, for the purchase of advanced diagnostic
and therapeutic equipment for the Riley clinic, and for the diagnosis and treatment of children with eye diseases throughout the world.”
The event itself has grown considerably. Clody’s One Eye Golf is now a major September event at the Old Hickory Golf Course.
Forty-five teams are fielded with all proceeds going to Riley's. An auxiliary unit, called Clody’s Hole Patrol, which consists of wives,
friends, and volunteers, watches for “cheaters,” sells raffle tickets, and passes out tee-shirts. A core committee arranges for prizes,
food, donations, hole sponsors, and, of course, the patches to cover the golfers’ eyes!
“Over the last 12-13 years, it has been tough, but with the continuing help of the community, we have succeeded,” noted Mr.
Clodfelter. “The whole tournament has become a great success, with the dedication and hard work of our committee. Without the help
of Dr. Helveston, Dr. Plager, Dr. Daniel Neely, and the right hands of [pediatric ophthalmology administrative assistants] Sue Dybwad
and Linda Smallwood, though, this event probably wouldn’t have been possible. I am deeply appreciative of their encouragement and
continued support.”
The 2009 event will be on Saturday, September 12, 2008. Additional information about Clody’s One Eye Golf Scramble can be
obtained by contacting Terry Clodfelter at 1-765-653-9322 or Tony Sparks at 1-765-653-7867 or by viewing the website at
http://www.clodysoneeyegolf.com/contactus.html
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